FactsAbout

Scoliosis

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SCOLIOSIS IS A DISORDER THATCAUSES THE SPINE OR BACKBONE

TO CURVE SIDEWAYS IN AN S OR C SHAPE.

PEOPLE OF ALL AGESCAN HAVE SCOLIOSIS.

THE CAUSEOF SCOLIOSIS

IN MOST PEOPLE ISNOT

CURRENTLY KNOWN.

SCOLIOSIS ISEITHER CLASSIFIED AS

STRUCTURAL, WHICH ISWHEN THE SPINE HAS A

FIXED CURVE, ANDNON-STRUCTURAL,

WHICH IS WHEN THESPINE HAS ONLY A

TEMPORARY CURVE TO IT.

SCOLIOSIS ISDIAGNOSED USING A

MEDICAL ANDFAMILY HISTORY

AS WELL ASPERFORMING A

PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONAND A SERIES OF TESTS.

THE TREATMENT FORSCOLIOSIS VARIES

DEPENDING ON THEAGE OF THE PATIENT,

THE TYPE OF SCOLIOSIS,THE DEGREE AND

PATTERN OF THE CURVE,AND HOW MUCH MORE

THE PATIENT ISLIKELY TO GROW.

BRACINGIS SOMETIMES

NECESSARYTO PREVENT

SCOLIOSIS FROMGETTING WORSE.

SURGERY IS ALSOAN OPTION THAT CANSOMETIMES PREVENT

SCOLIOSIS FROMWORSENING. THE

PROCEDURE CONSISTS OFFUSING TWO OR

MORE BONESTOGETHER IN THE SPINE.

WHILE EXERCISE HASNOT BEEN SHOWNTO HELP PREVENTSCOLIOSIS FROMGETTING WORSE,

IT IS STILL IMPORTANTFOR THOSE WITH

THIS CONDITION TOEXERCISE REGULARLY.

RESEARCHERS ARECURRENTLY LOOKING FOR

POSSIBLE CAUSES OF SCOLIOSISBECAUSE NOT MUCHIS KNOWN ABOUT IT.